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That night, Fengyang Villa was heavily guarded, and the living room was the core of key precautions.
Guards from three levels inside and three outside surrounded the lobby, and Ning Wanjun was surrounded by all the elite guards. Luo Qingqing, Chi, and Qianyan were lined up, standing at one end of the long table, while only one person sat on the other side of the table. There is one person that is "She Ying" Yu Linglong.
Faced with such a formation, even she swallowed her saliva.
"I'm just a guard, there's no need to be on guard like this, right?" Yu Linglong looked at everyone in turn and felt quite uneasy. Even though she had made a decision, she still felt uneasy when faced with such a situation that was beyond her control.
"It's too late to say anything now." Shadow said angrily, "As long as the princess is not happy with this, you can just wait to spend your whole life in prison."
The fire in the residential area was quickly put out, and Yu Linglong's identity was exposed. She simply announced her purpose and asked Olina to report to the superiors, hoping to have a direct conversation with the princess. The reaction of Jinxia's top management was faster than she expected, and they immediately asked Long Nu to take her to the villa. As soon as Yu Linglong landed on the ground, she was surrounded by guards one after another, and she entered the living room with a crowd of "invites" from behind.
"Sorry, I'm late." At this time, a familiar voice sounded. Xia Fan opened the door and entered, sitting down in front of an empty chair next to the princess.
"It doesn't matter," Ning Wanjun shrugged, "This is a special situation."
"So it's you." Xia Fan looked slightly surprised when he saw Yu Linglong opposite him, but he quickly smiled and nodded, "We meet again."
For some reason, Yu Linglong actually felt relaxed, and the uneasiness in her heart also disappeared a lot.
Among these people, the only one she was familiar with was Xia Fan.
"Now that everyone is here, we can start." Ning Wanjun spoke first, "To be honest, I didn't expect that the Privy Council would take the initiative to send someone to contact Jinxia City, and the messenger was also a guard-level alchemist. Miss Yu, Do you have any message you’d like to convey?”
"Dear Princess, I would like to greet you." She bowed her head slightly to show respect - any big move on such an occasion might cause unnecessary tension, so she only adopted the most basic etiquette. After all, the other party did not put shackles and anklets on her, which was already the greatest respect.
"First of all, I have to clarify that the Privy Council did not send me here. I took the opportunity of going on a mission and came here alone."
Yu Linglong's words immediately caused a burst of discussion in the auditorium.
This means she is not a messenger.
Naturally, Jinxia City does not have to follow the same set of regulations to treat envoys.
"Why?" Ning Wanjun asked with interest.
"The battle between the Privy Council and Jinxia is about to begin. Once the conflict breaks out, it will definitely be a fight to the death." Yu Linglong replied frankly, "I once met Xia Fucheng in Shangyuan City, and I don't think he is the kind of person who is just greedy for beauty. People like me will put righteousness behind personal desires, so I wanted to come and see with my own eyes what is so special about Jinxia City. In Anshen City, I happened to meet Senior Yan again, and it was her views that convinced me I had the idea to contact you.”
Then she explained the purpose of the Privy Council and what she saw and heard.
"So that's what happened." Ning Wanjun pondered for a moment, "But why does the Privy Council think that Xia Fan's rejection of them is related to greed for beauty? Is his reputation so bad?"
"You don't know?" Yu Linglong glanced at Xia Fan, "The place he goes to most in Shangyuan City is the brothel. And... Her Royal Highness is also a woman."
"Pfft—" Ning Wanjun almost spit out the tea in her mouth, "You think Xia Fan is here to have sex with me—" She was a little stuck when she said this, "This is obviously a lie!"
"Indeed." Yu Linglong spread her hands, "But as long as we can take into account the interests of justice, I think coveting beauty is not a bad thing."
"For example, you?" Shadow sneered.
His answer was a punch.
"Uh... there was an annoying flying insect just now." Looking at the people who suddenly became more vigilant, Yu Linglong said with a smile.
"Okay, that's not the point." The third princess coughed twice, "First of all, I can answer you with certainty. The awakening rate of Jinxia Qi-sensing people is indeed much higher than the normal line. The Secretariat conducted spot checks in Baihe and Anshen cities. Two thousand people of the same age were compared with school students, and the conclusion was that the awakening rate of the latter was close to a hundred times that of the former."
"What's the specific reason?" Yu Linglong asked subconsciously.
"Currently, we can only think it has something to do with teaching. More reference tests are still in progress, so I can't tell you the exact reason." Ning Wanjun obviously would not let the other party keep asking questions. She went straight to the point and said, "I heard what you mean. , as long as we can achieve the goal of defending against powerful enemies externally and revitalizing alchemists internally, we don’t seem to care which side we serve for?”
"Back to Your Highness, to be precise, the core members of the Privy Council are willing to work for an organization that can achieve this goal. However, in the past, only the Seven-Star Privy Council could do this."
"In other words, once you bring this news back to Shangyuan, the upcoming conflicts will cease to exist, and those powerful alchemists will become Jin Xia's allies?" Ning Wanjun said with deep suspicion in her tone. "If others don't talk about it, my second brother alone won't be so obedient. I can't imagine that he would be willing to bow to me."
"This..." Yu Linglong was speechless for a moment, "Maybe you and him had some misunderstandings before, but he has been working hard for this goal for the past ten years."
"But you came to see Her Highness the Princess for an interview. You should have expected that there might be twists and turns in the matter, right?" Xia Fan suddenly said, "Otherwise, wouldn't it be safer and more reasonable to just report it directly and then have a formal meeting after confirmation?"
"You are right." Yu Linglong sighed, "I heard from Senior Yan that Fei Nian used tricks similar to evil spirits when fighting you. And one of the main purposes of the Privy Council is to completely eliminate evil spirits. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to tie ourselves up in this kind of matter. We can only conclude that there is infiltration of external forces in the high-level. As for whether it is the Anjia, the Black Sect, or the enemy of the West, it is not known for the time being. Similarly, we don’t know either. Apart from Feinian, are there more people involved, so it is too risky to convey this news by secret message, and I must bring it back to Shangyuan City in person."
"Since you can't tell the difference between friend and foe, what are you going to do?"
"There are some people in the house who can still be trusted, such as Hagoromo." Yu Linglong told her plan truthfully, "With the influence of senior Qian, we will definitely be able to deter those hidden traitors and summon those who have not been affected. Around you. In the final analysis, the Privy Council is composed of alchemists. As long as the core alchemists are willing to put aside their prejudices and accept the facts, this war will disappear, and your Highness, Princess—" she looked at Ning Wanjun, "will also become the new Seven Stars make."